A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Registry improperly handles filesystem operations. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who has access to the system could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Registry handles filesystem operations and only allowing the tracing to be captured under the default path.
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